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it took joe biden less than 29 months to meet with 229 groups in the process of coming up with this menu of options from which president obama assembled this plan today. the speed of this effort continues to outpace its own expectations. the president said he wanted expectations by the end of this month. it's not the end of the month yet. vice president biden initially said you won't get them at the end of the month. you're going to get them early, you're going to get them on the 15th. he then turned his recommendations in early. and now, today, the 16th, legislation is due to hit congress next week, even before the time that president obama initially said he just wanted to start considering what the recommendations might be. by that time, the senate is already due to have started hearings on not just recommendations, but actual legislation that they are putting forward. the political common wisdom is that speed is of the essence. it has been one month and two days and the sense of urgency that there must be a response to that tragedy. >> in the month since 20 precious children and six b
it took joe biden less than 29 months to meet with 229 groups in the process of coming up with this menu of options from which president obama assembled this plan today. the speed of this effort continues to outpace its own expectations. the president said he wanted expectations by the end of this month. it's not the end of the month yet. vice president biden initially said you won't get them at the end of the month. you're going to get them early, you're going to get them on the 15th. he then...
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he's not the guy to do this deal, joe biden is. the governor is right, when you get specific about things like high-capacity magazines, people want them limited. there's no question. in general, if you state it generally, people are confused because they know it's a constitutional right. but if you're specific, then the equation changes, and that's what the vice president is going to try to do. >> ironically it's like pro-life and pro-gun. very ironic. it's a generalized statement. >> exactly. interestingly, originally joe biden was not going to report, was not going to make his case to the president until after the state of the union, until after -- excuse me, until after the inaugural address. i think they're moving up the schedule of this because i think the president is, in fact, going to feature it in -- he's going to mention it in the inaugural -- >> is this legacy material? >> this is legacy material. also, it's not money material. in other words, we're broke as a country. there's going to be a big fight over the debt. we're
he's not the guy to do this deal, joe biden is. the governor is right, when you get specific about things like high-capacity magazines, people want them limited. there's no question. in general, if you state it generally, people are confused because they know it's a constitutional right. but if you're specific, then the equation changes, and that's what the vice president is going to try to do. >> ironically it's like pro-life and pro-gun. very ironic. it's a generalized statement....
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well, today we learned from joe biden that he's going to beat that deadline by 2 1/2 weeks. the vice president says he's going to have his recommendations to president obama by tuesday. this upcoming tuesday. the 15th. as a lifelong procrastinator i'm kind of jealous. but as somebody who covers the news for a living, um surprised. this usually does not happen. everything's always down to the wire, right? but this is happening early. it's happening faster than even expected. and it's really important that it is happening that way. the same week of the president's press conference a "washington post" op-ed, a person who is the at least at the federal level. in terms of what we're going to do on this subject. the gun lobby, the nra at least, in some ways is a victim of their own success. their political m.o. is to prevent anybody from even bringing up gun control legislation, to make it seem politically impossible to even broach the subject. and so they're not used to having the debate, their side of the argument, with powerful, motivated, organized proponents of the opposite v
well, today we learned from joe biden that he's going to beat that deadline by 2 1/2 weeks. the vice president says he's going to have his recommendations to president obama by tuesday. this upcoming tuesday. the 15th. as a lifelong procrastinator i'm kind of jealous. but as somebody who covers the news for a living, um surprised. this usually does not happen. everything's always down to the wire, right? but this is happening early. it's happening faster than even expected. and it's really...
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joe biden and new york mayor michael bloomberg demand gun legislation. >> this is simple common sense. it will not solve every problem and not end every gun death but will substantially reduce it. and it matters. it matters. >> biden says congress should at least pass background checks universally. the latest poll shows 91% of americans support background checks for gun show sales. 83% of voters in speaker boehner's home state want background checks, too. yesterday, it seemed like john boehner agreed. >> do you think background checks, improving background checks might be part of that? >> they should actually do a real background check on everyone and maybe the department of justice ought to enforce the law. >> boehner said he wants a real background check on everyone. right after the interview, cnn told us what the speaker really meant to say. >> i had to go back to his office and say, is he coming out in favor of an improved background check system. no, he supports the background system that exists to be implemented better. >> now, grieving parents are joining the vice president to
joe biden and new york mayor michael bloomberg demand gun legislation. >> this is simple common sense. it will not solve every problem and not end every gun death but will substantially reduce it. and it matters. it matters. >> biden says congress should at least pass background checks universally. the latest poll shows 91% of americans support background checks for gun show sales. 83% of voters in speaker boehner's home state want background checks, too. yesterday, it seemed like...
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and, that ladies and gentlemen, as joe biden would say, includes all of us. all of us should make gun law, not just the gun people. so let's go at it. and please don't, please don't lose interest. this is a test of strength. keep your grip on this gun safety issue because the other side is still into keeping theirs. you know, with their cold dead hands. and that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. >>> good evening, americans. and welcome to "the ed show" from new york. we live in a country where a teacher can have a gun in a classroom and not tell the parents about it? we're going to do something about it. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> teachers can carry a firearm. a parent doesn't have to know about it. >> armed teachers. it's already legal in some states. and the numbers could start growing. tonight we're getting the parents' perspective on guns in the classroom. >>> the nra refuses any discussion on gun laws. >> it doesn't mean it's the end of the discussion. but the public wants us
and, that ladies and gentlemen, as joe biden would say, includes all of us. all of us should make gun law, not just the gun people. so let's go at it. and please don't, please don't lose interest. this is a test of strength. keep your grip on this gun safety issue because the other side is still into keeping theirs. you know, with their cold dead hands. and that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. >>> good...
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today vice president joe biden detailed one of the major initiatives of the president's gun proposals. >> how do we make our streets and schools safer? with regard to our streets i believe and the president believes that cops make a difference. we're going to push again for another $4 billion in grants for the cops program. >> $4 billion for more cops on the streets and around schools in america? this is what the gun lobby was demanding. but the gun nuts, well, they're not so happy. texas governor rick perry is trying to push himself into relevance again. he said in a statement the second amendment of the constitution is a basic right of free people and cannot be nor will it be abridged by the executive power of this or any other president. kind of threatening, is it? the national -- the republican national committee wrote, "president obama's series of gun control measures amount to an executive power grab." really? these statements did not mention a single action or proposal by the president. they call these measures inconstitutional. but none of them point to anything of any detail
today vice president joe biden detailed one of the major initiatives of the president's gun proposals. >> how do we make our streets and schools safer? with regard to our streets i believe and the president believes that cops make a difference. we're going to push again for another $4 billion in grants for the cops program. >> $4 billion for more cops on the streets and around schools in america? this is what the gun lobby was demanding. but the gun nuts, well, they're not so happy....
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. >> but don't wipe joe biden off the slate. he has been a vital part of the obama administration on foreign affairs and on domestic affairs. he's the one who goes and makes the secret deals with mcconnell. >> that's right. >> he is the go-to -- >> bob, i'm saying what democratic leaders are saying. i'm just quoting what they say, that she has -- >> plenty of time for 2016. it's over [ female announcer ] going to sleep may be easy, but when you wake up in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it's hard to turn off and go back to sleep. intermezzo is the first and only prescription sleep aid approved for use as needed in the middle of the night when you can't get back to sleep. it's an effective sleep medicine you don't take before bedtime. take it in bed only when you need it and have at least four hours left for sleep. do not take intermezzo if you have had an allergic reaction to drugs containing zolpidem, such as ambien. allergic reactions such as shortness of breath or swelling of your tongue or throat may occur and
. >> but don't wipe joe biden off the slate. he has been a vital part of the obama administration on foreign affairs and on domestic affairs. he's the one who goes and makes the secret deals with mcconnell. >> that's right. >> he is the go-to -- >> bob, i'm saying what democratic leaders are saying. i'm just quoting what they say, that she has -- >> plenty of time for 2016. it's over [ female announcer ] going to sleep may be easy, but when you wake up in the...
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tracking joe biden. it was a jam-packed day yesterday for everyone involved in the inauguration from the ceremony to the parade to the evening events. the president's right-hand man, by the way, was on his game the whole time and loving it. the day started with a church service just before 9:00 a.m. and was nonstop from there. >> i, joseph r. biden jr., do solemnly swear. >> that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. that i will well and faithfully discharge. >> the duties of the office on which i am about to enter. >> the duties of the office upon which i am about to enter. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations. [ cheers and applause ] >> the president will forgive me, as we were walking out and he was, as he said, savoring the moment, looking out at the crowd and all those americans assembled. i found myself, surprised me even, turned to him and saying thank you. folks, i raise my glas
tracking joe biden. it was a jam-packed day yesterday for everyone involved in the inauguration from the ceremony to the parade to the evening events. the president's right-hand man, by the way, was on his game the whole time and loving it. the day started with a church service just before 9:00 a.m. and was nonstop from there. >> i, joseph r. biden jr., do solemnly swear. >> that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> that i will support and defend...
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vice president joe biden says we could clarify the responsibilities of gun ownership. we should reconsider restrictions on high-capacity clips and magazines. we should have universal background checks. that means every transaction involving a firearm requires a background check. right now people can buy a semi-automatic weapon at a gun show without a background check. a lot of americans aren't happy with that. people can also buy and sell guns over the internet without background checks. in fact, only two states out of 50 require background checks on every firearm transaction. bill clinton was the last president to take on the gun lobby and win. he got the assault weapons ban passed in 1994. yesterday he restated his opinion. >> i grew crew up in the hunting culture, but this is nuts. >> this is nuts. we can't let the nra block meaningful gun legislation. i'm joined tonight by two parents who are advocating for change. sandy and lonnie phillips lost their daughter, jessica gauwi in a mass shooting in aurora seven months ago. jessica was just 24 years old. she wanted to
vice president joe biden says we could clarify the responsibilities of gun ownership. we should reconsider restrictions on high-capacity clips and magazines. we should have universal background checks. that means every transaction involving a firearm requires a background check. right now people can buy a semi-automatic weapon at a gun show without a background check. a lot of americans aren't happy with that. people can also buy and sell guns over the internet without background checks. in...
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. ♪ >> looking at a live shot right now of vice president joe biden and his wife, dr. jill biden, dancing at the official inaugural ball at the washington convention center. they're being serenaded i believe by jamie foxx. ♪ ♪ and dreams of yesterday >> vice president and mrs. biden wrapping up their inaugural dance. this is in one of the two rooms in which the official inaugural ball is being held. this is the room in which president obama and first lady michelle obama have not yet appeared to dance. but they are expected momentarily. >>> yesterday around -- right around the time that president obama was being officially but privately sworn in at the white house for his second term, the sunday swearing in, and in keeping with the constitution, has to happen on the 20th, while that was happening, there was a meeting taking place in washington a few blocks away in the ballroom of the washington hilton. it was a meeting called the obama legacy conference. thousands of obama campaign staffers and volunteers gathering on inauguration weekend to essentially map out what
. ♪ >> looking at a live shot right now of vice president joe biden and his wife, dr. jill biden, dancing at the official inaugural ball at the washington convention center. they're being serenaded i believe by jamie foxx. ♪ ♪ and dreams of yesterday >> vice president and mrs. biden wrapping up their inaugural dance. this is in one of the two rooms in which the official inaugural ball is being held. this is the room in which president obama and first lady michelle obama have...
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biden. and everywhere i went, armies of people, especially obama's soldiers and people who work for hillary would come up to me and go you're the reason i'm doing this. what do you mean? well, "it was the west wing." that's why i decided to get into politics or that's why i decided to help out on this campaign. it did have the affect, apparently, on a huge number of young people. and i think that's affected the last couple of elections. >> so many martin sheens in our business lately? >> in your business. >> yeah, politics. do you find these romantic figures that really try to do the right thing? they wrestle with it so they can get done with it. they have to succeed. >> i believe this president is of that ilk, i really do. i think that he wants to do the right thing. i've certainly run into some people in congress who feel that way to me. you know, this is a tough -- >> he is clean as a whistle too. i mean no complications in his life. >> no. it seems like he is dedicated. it seems like his
biden. and everywhere i went, armies of people, especially obama's soldiers and people who work for hillary would come up to me and go you're the reason i'm doing this. what do you mean? well, "it was the west wing." that's why i decided to get into politics or that's why i decided to help out on this campaign. it did have the affect, apparently, on a huge number of young people. and i think that's affected the last couple of elections. >> so many martin sheens in our business...
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joe biden says it's always a chance. the news from the battle is it's gown do background checks, which i hear could go either way. we might end up with the horror of newtown with nothing more than something about trafficking, secondhand purchases, but for all those who care about gun safety, let me repeat what i said, get ahold of your senator or member of congress and say you want a real background check on people who buy guns. get ahold of your senator, by calling 202-224-3121. if you don't know your senator or member of congress, fine, just go to www.house.gov. and enter your zip code to find out who your congressman is. and www.senate.gov to find your senator. you can then click on his or her name when it pops up. it will take you to their website with all their contact information. look, at the switchboards are jammed, wait a few minutes and try again. it means we're working, this thing is working. it's a good sign of the impact you're having. cynthia tucker is with the university of georgia, and sam tine is with th
joe biden says it's always a chance. the news from the battle is it's gown do background checks, which i hear could go either way. we might end up with the horror of newtown with nothing more than something about trafficking, secondhand purchases, but for all those who care about gun safety, let me repeat what i said, get ahold of your senator or member of congress and say you want a real background check on people who buy guns. get ahold of your senator, by calling 202-224-3121. if you don't...
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joe biden repeated that very claim. what everybody says is impossible is not impossible. he says we are not giving up on this assault weapons ban. >> we are still pushing that it pass. the same thing was told to me when the first asaul ban was in '94. that it couldn't possibly pass. it was declared dead several times. i believe that the vast majority of the american people agree with us. the vast majority of gun owners agree with us. so i haven't given up on this. >> i have not given up on this. after news broke yesterday that the assault weapons ban would be dropped from the broad gun reform bill in the senate, the junior senator from the state of connecticut said that he wants to be able to get a vote specifically on the high capacity magazines, a ban on high capacity magazines as a stand alone amendment. what happened in his state, of course was the massacre at the sandy hook massacre. he says if we are to address what happened that day the assault weapons is a must. joining us now is senator blumenthal. thank you for be being back with us tonight. i appreciate your ti
joe biden repeated that very claim. what everybody says is impossible is not impossible. he says we are not giving up on this assault weapons ban. >> we are still pushing that it pass. the same thing was told to me when the first asaul ban was in '94. that it couldn't possibly pass. it was declared dead several times. i believe that the vast majority of the american people agree with us. the vast majority of gun owners agree with us. so i haven't given up on this. >> i have not...
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. >>> up next, one month after newtown, vice president joe biden has made his list to help prevent gun violence, but what can the president actually get passed. that's the big one coming up, gun control, gun safety. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. >>> if, in fact, and i believe this is true, everybody across party lines was as deeply moved and saddened as i was by what happened in newtown, then we're going to have to vote based on what we think is best. we're going to have to come up with answers that set politics aside. >> welcome back to "hardball." it's been one month since the horrific tragedy at sandy hook elementary school. today president obama said he has a set of proposals given to him today from vice president biden. in his press conference this morning, the president signaled what may be coming in their recommendations and how they may go into effect. let's watch. >> what you can count on is that the things that i have said in the past, the belief that we have to have stronger background checks, that we can do a much better job in terms of keeping these m
. >>> up next, one month after newtown, vice president joe biden has made his list to help prevent gun violence, but what can the president actually get passed. that's the big one coming up, gun control, gun safety. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. >>> if, in fact, and i believe this is true, everybody across party lines was as deeply moved and saddened as i was by what happened in newtown, then we're going to have to vote based on what we think is...
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you have to wonder too, the way this first term is ending if in 2016 if hillary does run and joe biden run, whom does the president endorse in that race? >> you've got a good point. >> who knows? it's a long ways away. >>> also this morning, the jeers and cheers as steve jobs' life story is told in a new movie. who is praising ashton kutcher in the film and who is panning the whole thing? >>> and later this half hour, turning a basketball arena into a bat cave? yes, the scary intruder that made a few fans duck. >> you saw coaches hiding out. that's a funny story. >>> but first, the grim task of identifying the victims enters its second day in brazil. more than 230 people died, hundreds injured in that nightclub fire. >> we spoke earlier with the bbc's julia carnero who just arrived in santa maria. >> good morning, julia. it's hard to get your mind around what the scene must be there now. more than 230 people now. can you paint the scene in terms of where the investigation stands and what the scene around the club and around that morgue must be like right now? >> reporter: this was a ve
you have to wonder too, the way this first term is ending if in 2016 if hillary does run and joe biden run, whom does the president endorse in that race? >> you've got a good point. >> who knows? it's a long ways away. >>> also this morning, the jeers and cheers as steve jobs' life story is told in a new movie. who is praising ashton kutcher in the film and who is panning the whole thing? >>> and later this half hour, turning a basketball arena into a bat cave?...
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joe biden got it to him by the 16th. the same day announcing 23 executive acts on the issue of guns and mental illness. and he announces his nomination for a real permanent atf director, which the agency had not had since 2006. the next day for good measure, the president writes an op-ed outlining all the stuff he had just done for the connecticut post. it's not an accident that it's connecticut, right? the same day new jersey's republican governor chris christie announces a task force to study ways to reduce violence in his state. he calls the nra's latest ad, the one that targets the president's kids, he calls that ad reprehensible. the same day vice president biden addresses the u.s. conference of mayors. the topic? gun violence proposals. the next day, january 18th, the attorney general, eric holder, addresses the same group, in part on the same topic. january 20th, the day that president obama was officially sworn in at the white house for his second term, thousands of obama campaign alumni meet in washington, d.c.
joe biden got it to him by the 16th. the same day announcing 23 executive acts on the issue of guns and mental illness. and he announces his nomination for a real permanent atf director, which the agency had not had since 2006. the next day for good measure, the president writes an op-ed outlining all the stuff he had just done for the connecticut post. it's not an accident that it's connecticut, right? the same day new jersey's republican governor chris christie announces a task force to study...
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a task force led by vice president joe biden is looking to reinstate the assault weapons ban. and as the "washington post" reports, broader gun control measures are also on the table. regulations that would require universal background checks for firearm buyers, track the movement and sale of weapons through a national database, strengthen mental health checks and stiffen penalties for carrying guns near schools or giving them to minors. those proposals still under consideration are getting considerable pushback from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. one freshman democrat, senator heidi heitkamp of north dakota is calling them extreme. >> what i hear from the administration and if the "washington post" is to be believed, that is way in extreme of what i believe is necessary or should even be talked about. and it's not going to pass. >> senate minority leader mitch mcconnell agrees with heitkamp. he suggests a stall on any kind of legislative action because in his mind, gun control is not a top priority. >> the biggest problem we have at the moment is spending and debt. tha
a task force led by vice president joe biden is looking to reinstate the assault weapons ban. and as the "washington post" reports, broader gun control measures are also on the table. regulations that would require universal background checks for firearm buyers, track the movement and sale of weapons through a national database, strengthen mental health checks and stiffen penalties for carrying guns near schools or giving them to minors. those proposals still under consideration are...
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that was joe biden in a town hall meeting. that came after a question asking if an assault weapons ban would prevent people from defending themselves. >> if the shooter in tucson had a ten-round magazine instead of a 30-round magazine, little granddaughter of a friend of mine from wilmington, delaware, who used to manage the philadelphia phillies, she would be alive today because when he was changing his magazine, a woman leaned over in the crowd and knocked his arm and that's how they subdued him. that makes a difference. it wouldn't have saved everybody. it wouldn't have saved everybody, but the last two people shot would be alive. >> let's try to disentangle the strange role he's playing. he's talking about get yourself a shotgun. he said it twice. i'm going to teach my wife to use it. get out on our balcony in our leafy neighborhood. let off a couple of shots. this is what he's saying. let it off around the guy who's getting in your house. this is pretty weird. this isn't liberal talk. this isn't a big city "we're against
that was joe biden in a town hall meeting. that came after a question asking if an assault weapons ban would prevent people from defending themselves. >> if the shooter in tucson had a ten-round magazine instead of a 30-round magazine, little granddaughter of a friend of mine from wilmington, delaware, who used to manage the philadelphia phillies, she would be alive today because when he was changing his magazine, a woman leaned over in the crowd and knocked his arm and that's how they...
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joe biden has very kindly agreed to stay on as irishman in chief. joe couldn't be here tonight because he's on his way back from the installation of pope francis in rome. for those of you who know joe, literally the only thing that could keep him away from st. patrick's day at the white house is the installation of a new pope. >> nice night. by the way, jimmy fallon spotted biden in a photo at the installation mass and what might be the easiest game of where's waldo ever. >> vice president joe biden actually attended pope francis' first mass. have you seen this picture? >> yes. >> this is unbelievable. it's a picture of him in the crowd. see if you can find biden. see if you can find -- are you kidding me? this is a real photo focused up. >> next, michele bachmann earns recognition from "the washington post" for a factually challenged statement she made at cpac last week. here's the part that earned her four pinocchios from the post fact checkers. >> there is a problem. a new book is out talking about the perks and the excess of the $1.4 billion a y
joe biden has very kindly agreed to stay on as irishman in chief. joe couldn't be here tonight because he's on his way back from the installation of pope francis in rome. for those of you who know joe, literally the only thing that could keep him away from st. patrick's day at the white house is the installation of a new pope. >> nice night. by the way, jimmy fallon spotted biden in a photo at the installation mass and what might be the easiest game of where's waldo ever. >> vice...
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joe biden versus the nra today at the white house. but could the president override everyone using executive orders for gun control? >>> americans under 50 are dying earlier. >>> new jersey governor christie's stock is rising among democrats, fighting against hurricane sandy, a despite plea to save these whales and is that lion in my neighborhood? >>> good morning. health officials are calling the worse flu outbreak they have seen in decades. at least 36 people are dead as the virus has spread to 40 states. boston is declared a public health emergency. they have had ten times of all last year's flu season. >> it has come back and rather fiercely. >>> boston will offer free vaccinations this weekend inspect. in some areas, some schools are temporarily closing. experts warn that we haven't reached the peak. >>> vice president biden's task nors aims at reducing gun violence, including the powerful nra, sources close to the talks say, expanding background checks for gun purchases. yesterday the vice president met with victims groups vowin
joe biden versus the nra today at the white house. but could the president override everyone using executive orders for gun control? >>> americans under 50 are dying earlier. >>> new jersey governor christie's stock is rising among democrats, fighting against hurricane sandy, a despite plea to save these whales and is that lion in my neighborhood? >>> good morning. health officials are calling the worse flu outbreak they have seen in decades. at least 36 people are...
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biden's comment where he said if the republicans win, they are, quote, going to put y'all back in chains. that made my heart weep to see a sitting vice president playing to racial fears and playing on those issues. i think that's unfortunate. i don't think it has any place in politics. >> chuck hagel, you were very tepid on "meet the press" a couple of weeks ago. >> i was. >> now you've met with him, you're more comfortable, you'll support him? >> i am. >> what changed? >> i said on your show that i had real concerns. i spent 90 minutes with him. i asked him very specific questions on the things that troubled me. his answers were forth right. and they were answers that alayed my concerns. should we keep every option on the table to prevent a nuclear iran? yes. i went further. i said, do you think we can tolerate a nuclear iran? he said no. and i said to him, well, then, if we had to use military as the only choice, would you? he said yes. second, i asked him hezbollah and hamas, should they be labeled terrorist groups? yes. should israel be forced to negotiate with them if they don't rec
biden's comment where he said if the republicans win, they are, quote, going to put y'all back in chains. that made my heart weep to see a sitting vice president playing to racial fears and playing on those issues. i think that's unfortunate. i don't think it has any place in politics. >> chuck hagel, you were very tepid on "meet the press" a couple of weeks ago. >> i was. >> now you've met with him, you're more comfortable, you'll support him? >> i am....
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i appreciate it. >> like all the way joe biden, isn't it? the dog's owner was out of town and did not know his dog had gotten out. booker has a knack for showing up. he rescued a woman from a burning house. he's still -- he doesn't know if frank lautenberg plans to run for re-election. here's some republican logic you may not have heard of before we need restrictive election laws to protect people's right not to vote. here is how same-day registration with infringe on individual liberties. >> i think we do have to have common sense protections to make sure that our rolls are secure to stop potential voter fraud. this whole issue i think we're dealing with the federal government and universal registration and same-day registration and all these different buzz words really gets down to the individual freedoms of people in our state and americans in general. and their ability to decide for themselves, yes, i want to register to vote and participate in the process or no, that i don't. >> here's a buzz word for you, sir. democracy. when did unive
i appreciate it. >> like all the way joe biden, isn't it? the dog's owner was out of town and did not know his dog had gotten out. booker has a knack for showing up. he rescued a woman from a burning house. he's still -- he doesn't know if frank lautenberg plans to run for re-election. here's some republican logic you may not have heard of before we need restrictive election laws to protect people's right not to vote. here is how same-day registration with infringe on individual...
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. >>> plus, joe biden's assault rifle alternative and a sea otter that's got some game. >>> good morning. can daver dogs are being sent into kansas city to search for possible victims this morning after a blast leveled a section of the city shopping district. a gas explosion around 6:00 p.m. caused a massive fire at the popular jj's restaurant. witnesses said that came out of nowhere, as of yet, no confirmed fatalities. the primary concern is to find those missing. >> i came in, he told us to evacuate, next thing i know, everything just exploded. it was the scariest thing i ever witness zbld the flames were taller than the building next to it. there were people who were evacuating over here. so, it was just kind of crazy. >> those in the area report smelling gas in the moments leading up to explosion. they'll have to investigate further before any cause can be determined. >>> another emotional day in court for track star oscar pistorius. day two of the bail hearing. prosecutors argue that the crime was premeditated. while defense attorneys said it was a terrible misunderstanding. good mo
. >>> plus, joe biden's assault rifle alternative and a sea otter that's got some game. >>> good morning. can daver dogs are being sent into kansas city to search for possible victims this morning after a blast leveled a section of the city shopping district. a gas explosion around 6:00 p.m. caused a massive fire at the popular jj's restaurant. witnesses said that came out of nowhere, as of yet, no confirmed fatalities. the primary concern is to find those missing. >> i...
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in his remarks at the ceremony today, vice president joe biden tried to express the gratitude for the exceptional public servants. >> what is it that pushes a man to move forward and determine that the safety of a kidnapped child is more important than his own physical safety? to engage the kidnapper even after he was wounded, instead of trying to find cover or get treatment for his wounds. what is it? what is it that causes men like deputy william stiteler and cameron justice to answer the call, even when they're at home and off duty? what pushes men like that to run in the hail of bullets, give their lives for their fellow deputies? out of the line of fire. it is hard to define these qualities. what makes you do what you do? and just thankful that you do. you can't explain it, but you know it when you see it. i see it in the shield over someone's heart. i see it in the men and women who sit here before us today. you're all a different breed. thank god for you. >> washington today, honoring these outstanding public sector employees. government workers. you hear that term used in the
in his remarks at the ceremony today, vice president joe biden tried to express the gratitude for the exceptional public servants. >> what is it that pushes a man to move forward and determine that the safety of a kidnapped child is more important than his own physical safety? to engage the kidnapper even after he was wounded, instead of trying to find cover or get treatment for his wounds. what is it? what is it that causes men like deputy william stiteler and cameron justice to answer...
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course, aiming toward the second goal of his greatness, getting the democrat to replace him, hillary or joe biden. >> on the congressional side, history generally tends to be against presidents in midterm elections. they don't tend to do so well. they tend to lose seats historically, but i think -- >> clinton didn't. >> i think there are exceptions. what barack obama is counting on is a combination of sort of wearing down the republican party. there is a sense of demoralization on the right, and if you can tamp down that turnout because essentially you're throwing so many issues at the republican base -- >> yeah. >> they almost can't resist it, and at the same time you're hiking up the excitement and keeping the level of excitement among minority voters high. i think the stuff they're doing on immigration is in part designed to do both of those things at once. >> unpack that bag. what does his throwing out that thing, whoever threw it out, his plan on immigration reform, how does that bring out, spook out, whatever you want to call it, the republican right so they make exactly the presentat
course, aiming toward the second goal of his greatness, getting the democrat to replace him, hillary or joe biden. >> on the congressional side, history generally tends to be against presidents in midterm elections. they don't tend to do so well. they tend to lose seats historically, but i think -- >> clinton didn't. >> i think there are exceptions. what barack obama is counting on is a combination of sort of wearing down the republican party. there is a sense of...
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whereas some of us thought frankly watching joe biden and talking to people around a this task force that he was not going to go there, when this gets reported to the president, very quickly, by the end of thissant more he is going to take some very big steps. it is a fight he wants to take on clearly. they may not get it. the politics aren't there yes. but he is going to at least engage congress on. >> i have a couple of minutes and a couple things want to get to quickly. first of all, four, mayor booker, taking on some of these big debates and might take them on in the senate. you filed your papers to run for the senate in new jersey to take on a senator lautenberg. is that what you intend to do? will you run? >> again, you have to file the papers even to do research on the issue, even to travel on the issue. so, we are complying with the law before we do any exploration of the senate run. we have got to file an account. that is my intention. it is over a year away. a lot is going to change between now and then. >> senator lautenberg called you self-absorbed and disrespectful. one
whereas some of us thought frankly watching joe biden and talking to people around a this task force that he was not going to go there, when this gets reported to the president, very quickly, by the end of thissant more he is going to take some very big steps. it is a fight he wants to take on clearly. they may not get it. the politics aren't there yes. but he is going to at least engage congress on. >> i have a couple of minutes and a couple things want to get to quickly. first of all,...
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joe biden and andrew cuomo trail. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." there they go again. republicans in arkansas this time yesterday overturned their democratic governor's veto and the human heartbeat protection act it's called which bans most abortions after a woman's 12th week of pregnancy. and that's three months before the usual viability standard and before some women even know they're pregnant. governor mike beebe called the bill unconstitutional. already the aclu has planned to challenge the law in federal court. cecile richards is president of planned parenthood and sarah weddington here with some of her arguments to legalize abortion in the fall of '72. >> we are not here to advocate abortion. we do not ask this court to rule that abortion is good or dishonorable in any particular situation. we are here to advocate that the decision as to whether or not a particular woman will continue to carry or will terminate a pregnancy is a decision that should be made by that individual. that, in fact, she has a constitutional right to make that decisio
joe biden and andrew cuomo trail. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." there they go again. republicans in arkansas this time yesterday overturned their democratic governor's veto and the human heartbeat protection act it's called which bans most abortions after a woman's 12th week of pregnancy. and that's three months before the usual viability standard and before some women even know they're pregnant. governor mike beebe called the bill unconstitutional....
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it looks like the henry gates beer outside with joe biden. >> it's a total setup. there's no way you call lindsey graham up and said put together a caucus and bring some friends over. i'm going to try to create inside of the republican operation a group that's going to be able to be helpful to me the president. >> somebody like corker is somebody who's reached across the aisle. somebody like him was on the gang of six trying to make a grand bargain. that's what the president wants to do. these are the people that could possibly -- >> hope springs eternal from the southern baptist lady. thank you. >>> up next congressional republicans are just finding about -- they're just fine with these indiscriminate spending cuts unless they're the ones that have to explain to their constituents that they can't tour the white house anymore. those are all canceled. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ female announcer ] going to sleep may be easy, but when you wake up in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it's hard to turn off and go back to sleep. intermezzo
it looks like the henry gates beer outside with joe biden. >> it's a total setup. there's no way you call lindsey graham up and said put together a caucus and bring some friends over. i'm going to try to create inside of the republican operation a group that's going to be able to be helpful to me the president. >> somebody like corker is somebody who's reached across the aisle. somebody like him was on the gang of six trying to make a grand bargain. that's what the president wants...
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vice president joe biden in glasses, unable to wear his contacts because of a scratched cornea. but for many, the speech itself failed to get really interesting until the final seven minutes, when president obama rode the emotion of ribbons, green, black, and white, worn by more than 40 victims of gun violence, including former arizona congresswoman gabby giffords, emphatically calling on congress to at least call a vote on gun control. >> gabby giffords deserves a vote. the families of newtown deserve a vote. the families of aurora deserve a vote. the families of oak creek and tuscan and blacksburg and the countless other communities ripped open by gun violence, they deserve a simple vote. >> reporter: but this was a president who heard whispers that he forgot the economy in his second inaugural, emphasizing that despite all the issues that have been thrust upon him, from north korea testing nuclear weapons -- >> provocations of the sort we saw last night will only further isolate them. >> reporter: to a mad gunman invading a country school. it is the economy that will dominate
vice president joe biden in glasses, unable to wear his contacts because of a scratched cornea. but for many, the speech itself failed to get really interesting until the final seven minutes, when president obama rode the emotion of ribbons, green, black, and white, worn by more than 40 victims of gun violence, including former arizona congresswoman gabby giffords, emphatically calling on congress to at least call a vote on gun control. >> gabby giffords deserves a vote. the families of...
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joe biden being very cagey about his political future. the vice president said yesterday he had not decided whether he'll run for the top job come 2016. but he may have already tipped his hand a little bit. for his official swearing in on sunday, he invited members of two early primary states, new hampshire and south carolina. >>> the republican national committee begins a big meeting today in charlotte. to plan the party's future. rnc chair prebis is sure to get an earful by people who want change following last year's election. despite the criticism, he's expected to be re-elected. >>> prime minister benjamin netanyahu did not cruise to an easy victory in yesterday's elections, as had been predicted. a newcomer put up a surprisingly strong challenge. it now appears that netanyahu will have to make a bigger effort at peace with the palestinians. >>> the street value of a huge drug bust could be up to $12 million. they showed off the seven understand the of marijuana yesterday. it was seized last week. officials say it is the largest pot
joe biden being very cagey about his political future. the vice president said yesterday he had not decided whether he'll run for the top job come 2016. but he may have already tipped his hand a little bit. for his official swearing in on sunday, he invited members of two early primary states, new hampshire and south carolina. >>> the republican national committee begins a big meeting today in charlotte. to plan the party's future. rnc chair prebis is sure to get an earful by people...
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. >> dana: what was the one with joe biden on the phone calling somebody? boston the thing i got you didn't build that. we didn't put it in context. that is different -- >> dana: when you ran that full tape, it made it worse. >> greg: why do people create false storys? to advance an agenda. to them, news is their canvas. they are the oliver stone creating their own fictionm dream scenario, because they believe their feelings actually trump thinking and trump fact. it's always going to be for the greater good to lie. if your lies in your mind feed to this -- >> bob: how much do you think is if agenda and how much is the sensationalism of it? >> greg: i think their agenda is they hate part of america. specific part of america. people who own guns are a symbol of that america. whether they find something lawrence o'donnell or bashir find something to validate that idea they can't let go of it. it those be true. >> eric: you know how egregious that is to put sound of people reacting to something up against something that they weren't even -- he wasn't even aski
. >> dana: what was the one with joe biden on the phone calling somebody? boston the thing i got you didn't build that. we didn't put it in context. that is different -- >> dana: when you ran that full tape, it made it worse. >> greg: why do people create false storys? to advance an agenda. to them, news is their canvas. they are the oliver stone creating their own fictionm dream scenario, because they believe their feelings actually trump thinking and trump fact. it's always...
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biden, who was there to make the case for the white house's proposals on gun reform. he told patricia maisch's story, of what stopped the massacre in tucson, in order to help make that case today. >> if the shooter in tucson had a 10-round magazine instead of a 30-round magazine, the little granddaughter of a friend of mine from wilmington, delaware who used to manage the philadelphia phillies, she'd be alive today. because when changing his magazine a woman leaned over in the crowd and knocked his arm and that's how they subdued him. it makes the difference. wouldn't have saved everybody. it wouldn't have saved everybody. but the last two people shot would be alive. >> just before vice president biden spoke today, the governor of connecticut, dan malloy, made his case for what he thinks his state should do after sandy hook. democrats control the house and the senate and the governorship in connecticut. so what the democratic governor says has a lot of weight in terms of what's actually going to happen. governor malloy today said -- explained today what he thinks shou
biden, who was there to make the case for the white house's proposals on gun reform. he told patricia maisch's story, of what stopped the massacre in tucson, in order to help make that case today. >> if the shooter in tucson had a 10-round magazine instead of a 30-round magazine, the little granddaughter of a friend of mine from wilmington, delaware who used to manage the philadelphia phillies, she'd be alive today. because when changing his magazine a woman leaned over in the crowd and...